Certainty: 2 Ioannes II appointed his son Alexios co-emperor, & his other three sons sebastokrators Certainty: 2
1133
Certainty: 2 In the triumph for Kastamon, only an icon of the Theotokos rode in the chariot Certainty: 2
1135
Certainty: 3 Ioannes II was praised in Christmas hymns for recovering Kastamon & Gangra Certainty: 3
1136
Certainty: 3 Epiphany hymns (probably of this year) with polychronia for Ioannes II & his sons Certainty: 3
1139
Certainty: 2 Celebrations after the return of Ioannes II from Syria & Cilicia
Ioannes held hippodrome races to celebrate his return from the long expedition, again stressing that he had reached Mesopotamia rather than mentioning Antioch. He also held two (probably more) marriages for unidentifiable members of the imperial family: both brides were imperial granddaughters, one the daughter of a daughter, the other was marrying a Doukas. He probably also on this occasion dedicated a holy grave in a church with its own golden candlesticks
1142
Certainty: 2 Birth of Alexios, fifth child of the sebastokrator Andronikos Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Death of Alexios & Andronikos, sons of Ioannes II, around Attaleia Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Death of Andronikos on the boat taking Alexios' body home: Isaakios took over Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Arrival of Andronikos' corpse in the capital: mourning of his wife & family Certainty: 2